Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-05

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u can 60 tomorrow at sunrise IL I lkeIe e.
"As you wills returned Thatcher gravely.
"Gracias, Senor."
They walked slowly back to the house,
Thatcher with q masculine sense OF being I'M.
reasonably afflicted, Carmen with a woman,s
instinct of Icing hopelcssly crushed. No
word was spoken until they reached tho door.
Then Carmen suddenly, in her old. impulsivo
way, aud in q child-like treble, sung out
mcrrily: Good night, OgDon Royal, and
pleasant dreams. .IIasta manana..n
Thatcher stood dumb aud astounded at this
capricious girl. She saw his mystiflcatiou in
stantly. ut is for the old cat!" she whis.
percd, jerking her thumb over her shoulder
in tho direction. of the sleeping Mis-. r.
"Cood night-go"
He c to give orders for a peon to at
tend tho ladies and their equipagof the next
DIV. He awole to ind Miss Do IIalo gone,
with her escort, towards Monterey. And
without the Plodgitt. A., 2H
He could not conceal his surprise from the
latter lady. She, left alone-a not altogether
unavailable victim to the wiles of our sex
WIS embarrassed. But not SO much that she
could not say to Thatcher: II told you So
gone to her uncle = = To tell him all!"
"All. DIN it. what can she tell himF'
reared Thatcher, stung out Of his sclf-control.
"Nothing, I hope, hat,sh should not" said
Mrs. r, and chastely retired.
She was right Miss Carmen posted to
Monterey, running her horse nearly OF its
legs to do 1t. and then sent back her beast
and escort. saying she would rcjoin Mrs.
Plodgitt by steamer ut San Francisco. Then
shc went boldly to the law Office of Sapo-
naccous Wood, district attorney and wlilom
solicitor at her uncle. 3
With the majority Of masculine Monterey
Miss Carmen wus known and respectfully ad.
mfrcd, despite tho infclix reputation of her
kinslnan. Mr.. Wood was glad to see her, and
awkwardly gallant. Miss Carmen was cool
and buaness-lisc; abe had come from her
uncle To regard" the papers in the "Rcd Rock
Rancho" cusc. rhcy were instantly produced.
Carulen turned to the application for tho
grant. Tier cl~t'k paled slightly. With her
clear memory and wonderful fidelity of per-
crption shc sr,uid not be mistaken, The sig
nature Of Mirleltorena was in her own hand
writing!
Yet she looked up to the lawyer with a
smilc: "sfny I take these papers for an hour
to my unclc."
Even on older and better man than the dis.
trict ottornry could not have resisted those
dropping lids aud that gcntle voice.
Certainly"
II will return them In an hour"
She WINS as gsod as her word, and within
tho hour dropped tho papers and q little cour-
te*y TO her uucle5s legal advocate. and that
night took tho steamer to San Francisco.
The next morning Victor Garcia, a little the
WORSE for the previous nights dissipation,
reeled into Woods Office. n have fears for
my niece Carmen. She Is with the enemy"
be sail thickly. "Look you at this"
IT was IN anonymous letter lin Mrs. Plodg-
it's own awkward fstl. advising him of the
fact that his niece was bought by the enemy,
and cautioning him against her.
sln,possible," " snid the lawyer; "it was only
last week sbo sent thee $780,"
Victor blushed, even through bis cnsau.
guinesl checks. and made an impatient gesture
with his band.
"Besides." added the lawyer coolly, ashc has
been bere to examine tho papcrs at thy re-
quest. and returned thcm Of yesterday"
Victor gasp@l-":And you-you-you-gave
them to hcr!"
HOf counsel"
: "Aut Even the application and the signn-
turel" =
@Certainly-you sent her"
@Sent bert Tho DEVILS owu dnucbterr'
shrieked Garcia. "Nol a hu,ui,Ss, million
times, no.! Quick. before It is tnc late. Give
me the papers"
Mr. Wood reproduced the Ale Garcia ran
over it with trembling fingers until at last lie
clut1htI the acknowledgements. Not content
with opening it md E%lauring vi. it's text AMI
signntu'r. be tool. it " the window ::
1T ~ the s.me," he muttered with q Sigh Of
relief.
"Of course it H." said Mr.. Wood sharply.
Tho papers are oil there. You're a fool,
Victor Garcia!"
And so hc was. Aud, for tho matter Of
that, so was Mr.. Saponaceous Wood, of coun-
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Meanwhile Miss De Haro returned to San
Francisco and resumed her work. A day or
" later she was Joined ty her landlady.
Mrs. p. has too large q nature to permit an
anonymous letter, written by her own hand,
to stand between her and her demeanor to her
little ledger. So she coddled her and ilattered
her and depicted In slightly exaggerated
colors the grief Of Don Royal at her sudden
departure. All Of which Miss Carmen re-
ceived in q demure, kitten.like way, but still
kept quietly at her work. In due time Don
Royals order was completed; still she had
leisure and inclination enough to add certain
touches to her CHASTITY sketch Of the crumb-
ling furnace.
Noverthelea, Is Don Royal did not return
through excess Of buziness, Mrs. Plodgitt
turned an honest penny by letting his room,
temporarily, to two quiet Mexicans, who, but
for bcastly habit Of cigazrttos smoking which
tainted. the whole; house; were fair enough
dodgers. 4 they failed in making the 90
quaintance Of their fair countrywoman, Miss
De Haro. it was through that lady'sprc-occu-
patton In her own work, and not through
their oGtentatious endeavors.
@Aias Do Haro = peculiar" explained The
polite ArsI Plodgitt 10 her guests; sthemaks
no acquaintance, which ] consider bad for
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